The Century / Cinemark Theater opened on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and B Street in downtown Hayward.
I am going to have to take a photo expedition and document a building that is hopefully going to be changing the landscape of downtown Hayward.
It seems that downtown Hayward just cannot get a break. In the same week the grand new brand new theater opens up downtown that the announcement was made the MERVYN's would be going bankrupt and closing all of their stores. The corporate headquarters for the MERVYN's stores was located on Foothill Boulevard just over two blocks away from the new theater.
The MERVYN's corporate headquarters is (was) a huge piece of property in downtown. If anyone has any grand development plans that can use a large parcel of land, now would be a good time to speak up. I could always refer you to a great commercial agent specialist.
The old 1960s high-rise civic center sits empty across the street from the MERVYN's site.
That's progress
I find it ironic that the Mervyn's HQ Building was previously Capwells Home Office also until the demise of the Emporium-Capwell chain.
I have a friend who worked for Mervyn's for many years. I am sad for the closure but hopeful that a new and better company will take over the building.
Phil Koch
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